Faculty Profiles - VU, Manh Tien

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VU, Manh Tien

Organization

Faculty of Global Management Associate Professor

Contact information

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Homepage

https://sites.google.com/view/tienmanhvu/

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Degree

博士（国際公共政策） ( 大阪大学 )
修士（国際公共政策） ( 大阪大学 )
Master of Business Administration (MBA) ( National Economics University（国民経済大学） )

Education

2014.3

Osaka University doctor course completed
2011.3

Osaka University master course completed
2004.9

Business School, National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam master course completed
1999.8

National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam Business Administration graduated

Research History

2023.4 - Now

Chuo University Faculty of Global Management Associate Professor
2016.11 - Now

Osaka University Osaka School of International Public Policy Invited Researcher
2021.4 - 2023.3

アジア成長研究所 Research Department Visiting Researcher
2021.4 - 2023.3

Miyazaki International College International Liberal Arts Associate Professor
2019.6 - 2021.3

Kyushu University Graduate School of Economics Visiting Associate Professor
2016.9 - 2021.3

Asian Growth Research Institute Research Assistant Professor
2014.9 - 2016.8

Osaka University Osaka School of International Public Policy International Research Fellow (JSPS)
2014.4 - 2014.8

Osaka University Osaka School of International Public Policy Invited Researcher

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Professional Memberships

Econometric Society
East Asian Economic Association
JAPANESE ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
American Economic Association

Research Interests

Child development
Gender
Demography
Human capital
Labor
Inequality
Development
Politics
Households
Behaviors of firms

Research Areas

Humanities & Social Sciences / Gender studies / Gender inequality
Humanities & Social Sciences / Public economics and labor economics
Humanities & Social Sciences / Economic policy

Papers

Impacts of Improved Rural Roads on the Well‐Being of Cambodian Villagers Reviewed

Tien Manh Vu, Hiroyuki Yamada

Review of Development Economics 2025.6

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We examine the impacts of improved rural roads on villagers, using panel data of Cambodian villages (2006–2021). We apply econometric methods to deal with multiple treatment timings and multiple time periods in an event study. We find an association between the wealth of villagers and the improvement of rural roads. A higher minimum price for rice at the farm gate may be one of the reasons for the increase in wealth. We also find impacts of improved rural roads on (reducing) illiteracy rates among villagers. However, we do not find any statistically significant impacts on the school enrollment rate, structural change, or internal migration. Instead, improved rural roads lead to a higher share of families being subjected to environmental pollution. Our findings suggest that policymakers should have cautious expectations regarding the feasible impacts of improved rural roads.

DOI： 10.1111/rode.13264

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The number of toilets, toilet types, and school enrollment rates: Evidence from Cambodia Reviewed

Hiroyuki Yamada, Tien Manh Vu

International Journal of Educational Development 112 103194 - 103194 2025.1

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Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Elsevier BV

DOI： 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.103194

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The persisting legacies of imperial elites among contemporary top‐ranking Vietnamese politicians Reviewed

Tien Manh Vu, Hiroyuki Yamada

Pacific Economic Review 2024.11

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Abstract

Our study investigates how the legacies of Vietnamese imperial elites continue to affect top‐ranking politicians in Vietnam. The study compares a list of people who passed the imperial examination (1075–1919) at the national level with a list of currently active top‐ranking politicians in Vietnam (1930–2022) by matching their home districts. Using an instrumental variable approach, we find that those living in the same home districts as imperial elites are more likely to be top‐ranking communists. Possible mechanisms for these strong and persistent legacies based on home district connections include a historical culture of striving to reach the upper echelons of Vietnamese society, a belief in meritocracy, and using graduate degrees to signal one's talent.

DOI： 10.1111/1468-0106.12458

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Impacts of religion on sex selection in Vietnam Reviewed

Tien Manh Vu, Hiroyuki Yamada

Review of Economics of the Household 2024.7

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Authorship：Lead author,　Corresponding author Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Springer Science and Business Media LLC

DOI： 10.1007/s11150-024-09721-w

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Other Link： https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11150-024-09721-w/fulltext.html
The impacts of Confucianism on gender inequality in Vietnam Reviewed

Tien Manh Vu, Hiroyuki Yamada

The Journal of Economic Inequality 2023.8

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We quantify the influences of Confucianism on gender inequality in present-day Vietnam. We use the number (or density) of the most successful test takers in the Vietnamese imperial examinations (1075–1919) in a given district as a proxy for mastering the subject of Confucianism. Using an instrumental variable approach based on the historical expansion of Vietnamese territory and distances to the test venues, we consider the effects on labor, health, and educational outcomes for females relative to males. We find that Confucianism has long-lasting negative impacts on gender inequality in all considered aspects. However, the results also suggest that when present-day females pursue more years of schooling, they tend to perform better than males.

DOI： 10.1007/s10888-023-09584-8

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Other Link： https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10888-023-09584-8/fulltext.html
Impacts of enterprise zones on local households in Vietnam Reviewed

Tien Manh Vu, Hiroyuki Yamada

Pacific Economic Review 2023.6

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DOI： 10.1111/1468-0106.12432

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Temporary migrants and gender housework division among left‐behind household members Reviewed

Tien Manh Vu

Review of Development Economics 2023.5

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DOI： 10.1111/rode.13009

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Returns in wage and employment from test scores: evidence from Vietnamese National University entrance exams 2009 and household data 2018–2020 Reviewed

Tien Manh Vu, Hiroyuki Yamada

Applied Economics Letters 1 - 4 2023.5

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Authorship：Lead author,　Corresponding author Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Informa UK Limited

DOI： 10.1080/13504851.2022.2075538

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Legacies of Vietnam's imperial examinations, 1075–1919: More investment in education and better educational outcomes Reviewed

Tien Manh Vu, Hiroyuki Yamada

Journal of Comparative Economics 2022.10

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Authorship：Lead author,　Corresponding author Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Elsevier {BV}

DOI： 10.1016/j.jce.2022.09.004

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Do enterprise zones promote local business development? Evidence from Vietnam Reviewed

Tien Manh Vu, Hiroyuki Yamada

Journal of Regional Science 62 ( 4 ) 1206 - 1224 2022.3

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DOI： 10.1111/jors.12593

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Other Link： https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/jors.12593
Effects of Heat on Mathematics Test Performance in Vietnam Reviewed

Tien Manh Vu

Asian Economic Journal 36 ( 1 ) 72 - 94 2022.3

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DOI： 10.1111/asej.12259

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Birthplace Favoritism and Quality of Education Reviewed

Tien Manh Vu, Hiroyuki Yamada

The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 22 ( 1 ) 193 - 201 2022.1

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We investigated the long-term effects of birthplace favoritism by top-ranking politicians on the quality of education in Vietnam. We used over 1 million test scores from the 2009 and 2014 Vietnamese national university entrance examinations. We examined both the different timing of political terms and the total years of birthplace favoritism. Using the school fixed effects, we found that birthplace favoritism did not have any significant impacts, regardless of the timing and duration of such favoritism. We did not find evidence for such impacts in the distribution of test scores either. The results also suggest that national entrance examinations were unaffected by birthplace favoritism up to 2014.

DOI： 10.1515/bejeap-2021-0342

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Other Link： https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/bejeap-2021-0342/pdf
Firms and regional favouritism Reviewed

Tien Manh Vu, Hiroyuki Yamada

Economics of Transition and Institutional Change 29 ( 4 ) 711 - 734 2021.10

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DOI： 10.1111/ecot.12308

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Convergence of Public and Private Enterprise Wages in a Transition Economy: Evidence from a Distributional Decomposition in Vietnam, 2002-2014 Reviewed

Vu, TM, Yamada, H

Economic Systems 44 ( 1 ) 100737 - 100737 2020.3

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DOI： 10.1016/j.ecosys.2019.100737

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HOME APPLIANCES AND GENDER GAP OF TIME SPENT ON UNPAID HOUSEWORK: EVIDENCE USING HOUSEHOLD DATA FROM VIETNAM Reviewed

TIEN MANH VU

The Singapore Economic Review 64 ( 1 ) 97 - 114 2019.3

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DOI： 10.1142/S0217590817430019

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Decomposing Vietnamese Gender Equality in Terms of Wage Distribution Reviewed

Vu, TM, Yamada, H

Pacific Economic Review 23 ( 5 ) 705 - 731 2018.12

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DOI： 10.1111/1468-0106.12269

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Health insurance coverage and firm performance: Evidence using firm level data from Vietnam Reviewed

Yamada, H, Vu, TM

The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy (De Gruyter) 18 ( 4 ) 2018.10

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In literature, there is limited direct evidence regarding the effect of health insurance coverage on firm performance and worker productivity. We study the impacts of health insurance on medium- and large-scale domestic private firms’ performance and productivity in Vietnam, using a large firm level census dataset. We find statistically, but suggestive, positive health insurance effects on both aggregate profit and profit per worker for both complying and non-complying firms when using the full sample. We further restrict the sample to specific industries. The positive health insurance effects could exist for both complying and non-complying firms in the heavy manufacturing and construction sector, while such positive effects could be only significant for complying firms in the wholesale/retail sectors. We could not find any evidence of positive health insurance effects in the light manufacturing sector. These results imply that the impacts of health insurance could be industry specific.

DOI： 10.1515/bejeap-2017-0202

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Rise and Fall of Multinational Enterprises in Vietnam: Survival Analysis Using Census Data during 2000-2011 Reviewed

Tien Manh Vu, Hiroyuki Yamada, Tsunehiro Otsuki

ASIAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL 31 ( 1 ) 83 - 109 2017.3

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DOI： 10.1111/asej.12114

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Gender, Sibling Order, and Differences in the Quantity and Quality of Education: Evidence from Japanese Twins Reviewed

Tien Manh Vu, Hisakazu Matsushige

ASIAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL 30 ( 2 ) 147 - 170 2016.6

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DOI： 10.1111/asej.12088

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One male offspring preference: evidence from Vietnam using a split-population model Reviewed

Tien Manh Vu

REVIEW OF ECONOMICS OF THE HOUSEHOLD 12 ( 4 ) 689 - 715 2014.12

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DOI： 10.1007/s11150-013-9183-z

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Are Daughters Always the Losers in the Chore War? Evidence Using Household Data from Vietnam Reviewed

Tien Manh Vu

JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES 50 ( 4 ) 520 - 529 2014.4

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DOI： 10.1080/00220388.2013.875535

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Research Projects

Multifaceted favoritism from longitudinal view

2021.4 - 2024.3

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Tien Manh Vu

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Multifaceted favoritism from longitudinal view

2018.4 - 2022.3

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Tien Manh Vu

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Grant type：Competitive

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Intra-household resource allocation and human capital development

2014.9 - 2017.3

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

Matsushige Hisakazu (hosting, Tien Manh VU, International Research Fellow

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Grant type：Competitive

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Interaction between local government performance and multinational enterprises' performance

Grant number：26885044 2014.8 - 2015.3

日本学術振興会科学研究費助成事業研究活動スタート支援大阪大学

ヴマン・ティエン

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Grant amount： \1430000 （ Direct Cost: \1100000 、 Indirect Cost： \330000 ）

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